AMMAN (Reuters) – Riots that broke out in Jordan after the government raised fuel prices left one protester dead on Thursday, the first fatality of violence that has spread to several impoverished towns in the kingdom, witnesses and security sources said. Hundreds took to the streets on Wednesday after the government decided to raise gasoline, cooking gas and heating fuel prices. They blocked roads, set government buildings alight and vandalized shops in the towns of Maan, Tafila and Karak. …
Palestinian militants kill 3 Israelis in rocket attack as Israeli military operation resumes
JERUSALEM – Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack likely to deepen a bruising Israeli air, naval and artillery offensive, the most intense assault on the Palestinian territory in four years.
UPDATE 1-Rugby-Australia make changes to team to face England
(Adds details and byline) LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Australia rugby coach Robbie Deans has made four changes in his team to face England at Twickenham on Saturday (1430 GMT) in the wake of last week’s 33-6 thrashing by France. Fullback Berrick Barnes and winger Digby Ioane return in place of Mike Harris and Pat McCabe, while lock Sitaleki Timani and tighthead prop Ben Alexander come in for Kane Douglas and Sekope Kepu up front. McCabe and Douglas were ruled out through injury while Harris and Kepu were named among the replacements. …
Magnitude 5.9 quake hits Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The USGS said it hit 10 miles west-southwest of Arcelia, Guerrero. The quake was felt in Mexico City, a Reuters reporter said. (Reporting by Simon Gardener; Editing by Alison Williams)
Panetta unaware of any more names in Petraeus case
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday he knows of no other senior U.S. military officers being linked to the David Petraeus investigation that has ensnared the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen. Rocket attack from Gaza Strip kills 3 Israelis
Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed three Israelis on Thursday in a rocket attack likely to deepen a bruising Israeli air, naval and artillery offensive, the most intense assault on the Palestinian territory in four years. Scores isolated after new Ebola outbreak in Uganda
Ugandan and World Health Organization officials say they have isolated scores of people after a new outbreak of Ebola killed two people in a district near the Ugandan capital.
Lawyer: BBC settlement with politician likely
A lawyer for the Conservative Party politician wrongly implicated in a child sex abuse scandal said Thursday a settlement with the BBC is likely to be reached shortly.
S. Africa workers return to Anglo American mine
Anglo American Platinum Ltd. says miners in South Africa have returned to work, ending a more than eight-week strike that crippled the world's largest platinum producer. Xi takes helm of China as powers and problems grow
Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as China's leader Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a once-a-decade political transition unbowed by scandals, a slower economy and public demands for reforms. Palestinian president calls off Europe trip
Palestinian officia ls say President Mahmoud Abbas has cut short a trip to Europe to deal with the crisis surrounding Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip. Rugby-Australia team to face England
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Australia coach Robbie Deans on Thursday named the following team to face England at Twickenham on Saturday (1430GMT): 5-Berrick Barnes, 14-Digby Ioane, 13-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12-Ben Tapuai, 11-Nick Cummins, 10-Kurtley Beale, 9-Nick Phipps; 8-Wycliff Palu, 7-Michael Hooper, 6-Dave Dennis, 5-Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4-Sitaleki Timani, 3-Ben Alexander, 2-Tatafu Polota Nau, 1-Benn Robinson. Replacements: 16-Stephen Moore, 17-James Slipper, 18-Sekope Kepu, 19-Radike Samo, 20-Liam Gill, 21-Brett Sheehan, 22-Mike Harris, 23-Drew Mitchell. …
With marijuana legal in Wash. and Colo., police worry about keeping stoned drivers off roads
DENVER – It’s settled. Pot, at least certain amounts of it, will soon be legal under state laws in Washington and Colorado. Now, officials in both states are trying to figure out how to keep stoned drivers off the road.
Somali president in u-turn over U.N. charcoal ban
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia's president has reversed course on what to do about millions of sacks of charcoal stockpiled in former rebel strongholds and now says they can be exported despite a U.N. embargo on the trade. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud three weeks ago fully backed a U.N. ban imposed in February aimed at cutting off funds to Islamist militants, but said he changed his mind after hearing from local Somalis. "The U.N. and the Somali government banned the export of charcoal. But we considered the logical requests of the Somalis," Mohamud told reporters in Mogadishu late on Wednesday. … U.S. stops short of recognizing Syrian opposition body
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States decline d to follow France in fully recognizing a fledgling Syrian opposition coalition on Wednesday, saying the body must prove its worth, after its predecessor was dogged by feuding and accusations of Islamist domination. Syria decried the new grouping, which it said had closed the door to a negotiated solution with President Bashar al-Assad. … 
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